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Spanish Point

Excellent Quality 2025 Blue Flag faces WNW

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Surf score now
50
Fresh · overhead 2.0 m, period 11 s
Waves
2.0 m
11 s period from WNW · model cell 1.9 km out
Sea
15.4°
Grand. M3 buoy, south-west of Mizen Head, 196 km away.
Tide
1.8 m
Rising. High at 21:45.
Wind
30 km/h
Fresh breeze, W, onshore, gusts 42
Daylight
07:40
Sunrise. Sunset 19:14. Air 14°C.

Best surf each day

Daylight hours, preferring low tide
Today
19:00
Decent 62/100
overhead 2.0 m, period 11 s, onshore wind · 2.0 m · 27 km/h
▼ 03:05 ▲ 09:15 ▼ 15:35 ▲ 21:45
Sat, 3 Oct
08:00
Grand 86/100
overhead 1.7 m, period 10 s, offshore wind · 1.7 m · 8 km/h
▼ 03:55 ▲ 10:20 ▼ 16:45 ▲ 23:00
Sun, 4 Oct
08:00
Grand 80/100
overhead 1.5 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind · 1.5 m · 15 km/h
▼ 05:15 ▲ 11:40 ▼ 18:05
Mon, 5 Oct
17:00
Grand 81/100
overhead 1.6 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind · 1.6 m · 17 km/h
▲ 00:30 ▼ 06:50 ▲ 13:00 ▼ 19:40
Tue, 6 Oct
19:00
Decent 73/100
chest-high 1.3 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind · 1.3 m · 12 km/h
▲ 02:05 ▼ 08:15 ▲ 14:20 ▼ 20:55
Wed, 7 Oct
10:00
Fresh 61/100
chest-high 1.2 m, period 9 s, onshore wind · 1.2 m · 17 km/h
▲ 03:05 ▼ 09:15 ▲ 15:25 ▼ 21:40
Thu, 8 Oct
13:00
Grim 0/100
no wave data here · 16 km/h
▲ 04:10 ▼ 10:10 ▲ 16:20 ▼ 22:30

Week at a glance

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Fri 18:0048 · Freshoverhead 2.0 m · period 11 s
Fri 2Sat 3Sun 4Mon 5Tue 6Wed 7Thu 80003060912151821Fri 16:00 · 55 FreshFri 17:00 · 51 FreshFri 18:00 · 48 FreshFri 19:00 · 62 DecentFri 20:00 · 59 Fresh · nightFri 21:00 · 55 Fresh · nightFri 22:00 · 54 Fresh · nightFri 23:00 · 57 Fresh · nightSat 00:00 · 60 Fresh · nightSat 01:00 · 64 Decent · nightSat 02:00 · 67 Decent · nightSat 03:00 · 70 Decent · nightSat 04:00 · 73 Decent · nightSat 05:00 · 96 Grand · nightSat 06:00 · 93 Grand · nightSat 07:00 · 89 Grand · nightSat 08:00 · 86 GrandSat 09:00 · 83 GrandSat 10:00 · 80 GrandSat 11:00 · 71 DecentSat 12:00 · 74 DecentSat 13:00 · 77 DecentSat 14:00 · 80 GrandSat 15:00 · 84 GrandSat 16:00 · 85 GrandSat 17:00 · 86 GrandSat 18:00 · 83 GrandSat 19:00 · 82 GrandSat 20:00 · 89 Grand · nightSat 21:00 · 85 Grand · nightSat 22:00 · 82 Grand · nightSat 23:00 · 79 Decent · nightSun 00:00 · 82 Grand · nightSun 01:00 · 85 Grand · nightSun 02:00 · 89 Grand · nightSun 03:00 · 92 Grand · nightSun 04:00 · 85 Grand · nightSun 05:00 · 88 Grand · nightSun 06:00 · 87 Grand · nightSun 07:00 · 84 Grand · nightSun 08:00 · 80 GrandSun 09:00 · 69 DecentSun 10:00 · 66 DecentSun 11:00 · 53 FreshSun 12:00 · 52 FreshSun 13:00 · 55 FreshSun 14:00 · 58 FreshSun 15:00 · 61 FreshSun 16:00 · 75 DecentSun 17:00 · 68 DecentSun 18:00 · 71 DecentSun 19:00 · 68 DecentSun 20:00 · 65 Decent · nightSun 21:00 · 62 Decent · nightSun 22:00 · 59 Fresh · nightSun 23:00 · 56 Fresh · nightMon 00:00 · 63 Decent · nightMon 01:00 · 63 Decent · nightMon 02:00 · 66 Decent · nightMon 03:00 · 69 Decent · nightMon 04:00 · 72 Decent · nightMon 05:00 · 75 Decent · nightMon 06:00 · 78 Decent · nightMon 07:00 · 80 Grand · nightMon 08:00 · 77 DecentMon 09:00 · 74 DecentMon 10:00 · 71 DecentMon 11:00 · 67 DecentMon 12:00 · 56 FreshMon 13:00 · 53 FreshMon 14:00 · 64 DecentMon 15:00 · 67 DecentMon 16:00 · 70 DecentMon 17:00 · 81 GrandMon 18:00 · 76 DecentMon 19:00 · 79 DecentMon 22:00 · 82 Grand · nightTue 01:00 · 72 Decent · nightTue 04:00 · 75 Decent · nightTue 07:00 · 77 Decent · nightTue 10:00 · 67 DecentTue 13:00 · 55 FreshTue 16:00 · 64 DecentTue 19:00 · 73 DecentTue 22:00 · 67 Decent · nightWed 01:00 · 66 Decent · nightWed 04:00 · 62 Decent · nightWed 07:00 · 50 Fresh · nightWed 10:00 · 61 FreshWed 13:00 · 51 FreshWed 16:00 · 45 FreshWed 19:00 · 54 FreshWed 22:00 · 72 Decent · nightThu 01:00 · 63 Decent · nightThu 07:00 · 0 Grim · nightThu 13:00 · 0 GrimThu 19:00 · 0 Grim

Fri, 2 Oct, 18:00

48 Fresh
  • overhead 2.0 m
  • period 11 s
  • onshore wind
  • low-ish tide
  • onshore wind
NESWsunrisesunset2.0 m30 km/h
faces 298° WNW · wind onshore
Waves
2.0 m @ 11 s from WNW
Wind
30 km/h W · gusts 42
Tide
2.1 m · lower half
Air
14°C · dry

Meteogram

Score, waves, wind (green offshore, amber cross, red onshore), rain and air, tide

Hour by hour

Next 48 hours
TimeSurfWavesPeriodFromWindGustTideRainAirWhy
Today
17:0051 Fresh2.0 m (1.6 swell)11 sWNW32 km/h W421.5 m dry14°overhead 2.0 m, period 11 s, onshore wind
18:0048 Fresh2.0 m (1.5 swell)11 sWNW30 km/h W422.1 m dry14°overhead 2.0 m, period 11 s, onshore wind
19:0062 Decent2.0 m (1.5 swell)11 sWNW27 km/h WNW402.8 m dry14°overhead 2.0 m, period 11 s, onshore wind
20:0059 Fresh1.9 m (1.4 swell)11 sWNW26 km/h WNW373.5 m dry14°overhead 1.9 m, period 11 s, onshore wind
21:0055 Fresh1.9 m (1.4 swell)11 sWNW23 km/h WNW354.0 m ▲dry13°overhead 1.9 m, period 11 s, onshore wind
22:0054 Fresh1.9 m (1.4 swell)11 sWNW20 km/h WNW334.1 m ▲dry13°overhead 1.9 m, period 11 s, onshore wind
23:0057 Fresh1.9 m (1.4 swell)11 sWNW18 km/h WNW313.9 m dry13°overhead 1.9 m, period 11 s, onshore wind
Saturday, 3 October
00:0060 Fresh1.9 m (1.3 swell)11 sWNW15 km/h W283.4 m dry13°overhead 1.9 m, period 11 s, onshore wind
01:0064 Decent1.9 m (1.3 swell)11 sWNW16 km/h W262.8 m dry13°overhead 1.8 m, period 11 s, onshore wind
02:0067 Decent1.8 m (1.3 swell)11 sWNW18 km/h W252.1 m dry13°overhead 1.8 m, period 11 s, onshore wind
03:0070 Decent1.8 m (1.3 swell)11 sWNW17 km/h W241.6 m ▼dry13°overhead 1.8 m, period 11 s, onshore wind
04:0073 Decent1.8 m (1.2 swell)11 sWNW14 km/h WSW241.4 m ▼dry13°overhead 1.8 m, period 10 s, onshore wind
05:0096 Grand1.8 m (1.2 swell)10 sWNW9 km/h SSE231.6 m ▼dry10°overhead 1.8 m, period 10 s, offshore wind
06:0093 Grand1.7 m (1.2 swell)10 sWNW6 km/h SSE212.0 m dry9°overhead 1.7 m, period 10 s, offshore wind
07:0089 Grand1.7 m (1.1 swell)10 sWNW6 km/h SSE192.7 m dry8°overhead 1.7 m, period 10 s, offshore wind
08:0086 Grand1.7 m (1.1 swell)10 sWNW8 km/h SE183.3 m dry7°overhead 1.7 m, period 10 s, offshore wind
09:0083 Grand1.7 m (1.1 swell)10 sWNW10 km/h SSE183.8 m dry8°overhead 1.7 m, period 10 s, offshore wind
10:0080 Grand1.6 m (1.1 swell)10 sWNW9 km/h SSE194.1 m ▲dry11°overhead 1.6 m, period 10 s, offshore wind
11:0071 Decent1.6 m (1.0 swell)10 sWNW9 km/h S204.0 m ▲dry14°overhead 1.6 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
12:0074 Decent1.6 m (1.0 swell)10 sWNW9 km/h SSW223.7 m dry15°overhead 1.6 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
13:0077 Decent1.6 m (1.0 swell)10 sWNW10 km/h SW223.1 m dry15°overhead 1.6 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
14:0080 Grand1.6 m (1.0 swell)10 sWNW9 km/h SW232.5 m dry16°overhead 1.6 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
15:0084 Grand1.6 m (1.0 swell)10 sWNW8 km/h WSW221.9 m dry16°overhead 1.6 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
16:0085 Grand1.6 m (0.9 swell)10 sWNW8 km/h W211.5 m ▼dry16°overhead 1.5 m, period 10 s, light onshore
17:0086 Grand1.5 m (1.0 swell)10 sWNW7 km/h WNW211.4 m ▼dry15°overhead 1.5 m, period 10 s, light onshore
18:0083 Grand1.5 m (1.0 swell)10 sWNW2 km/h W201.6 m dry15°overhead 1.5 m, period 10 s, light onshore
19:0082 Grand1.5 m (1.0 swell)10 sWNW3 km/h S202.1 m dry14°overhead 1.5 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
20:0089 Grand1.5 m (1.0 swell)10 sWNW5 km/h ESE222.7 m dry12°overhead 1.5 m, period 10 s, offshore wind
21:0085 Grand1.5 m (1.0 swell)10 sWNW12 km/h SSE253.2 m dry11°overhead 1.5 m, period 10 s, offshore wind
22:0082 Grand1.5 m (1.0 swell)10 sWNW15 km/h SSE293.6 m ▲dry11°overhead 1.5 m, period 10 s, offshore wind
23:0079 Decent1.5 m (1.0 swell)10 sWNW15 km/h SSE313.8 m ▲dry12°overhead 1.5 m, period 10 s, offshore wind
Sunday, 4 October
00:0082 Grand1.5 m (1.0 swell)10 sWNW15 km/h SSE323.7 m ▲dry11°overhead 1.5 m, period 10 s, offshore wind
01:0085 Grand1.5 m (1.0 swell)10 sWNW16 km/h SSE323.4 m dry11°overhead 1.5 m, period 10 s, offshore wind
02:0089 Grand1.5 m (1.1 swell)10 sWNW15 km/h SSE332.9 m dry12°overhead 1.5 m, period 10 s, offshore wind
03:0092 Grand1.5 m (1.1 swell)10 sWNW16 km/h SSE352.4 m dry13°overhead 1.5 m, period 10 s, offshore wind
04:0085 Grand1.5 m (1.1 swell)10 sWNW15 km/h S361.9 m dry13°overhead 1.5 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
05:0088 Grand1.5 m (1.0 swell)10 sWNW15 km/h S371.7 m ▼dry13°overhead 1.5 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
06:0087 Grand1.5 m (1.0 swell)10 sWNW15 km/h S391.8 m ▼dry13°overhead 1.5 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
07:0084 Grand1.5 m (1.0 swell)10 sWNW14 km/h S402.1 m 0.1 mm13°overhead 1.5 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
08:0080 Grand1.5 m (1.0 swell)10 sWNW15 km/h S412.5 m 0.1 mm14°overhead 1.5 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
09:0069 Decent1.5 m (1.0 swell)10 sWNW20 km/h SSW423.1 m 0.1 mm15°overhead 1.5 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
10:0066 Decent1.5 m (1.0 swell)10 sWNW23 km/h SSW433.5 m 0.1 mm15°overhead 1.5 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
11:0053 Fresh1.5 m (0.9 swell)10 sWNW23 km/h SSW443.8 m ▲0.1 mm15°chest-high 1.5 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
12:0052 Fresh1.5 m (0.9 swell)10 sWNW25 km/h SSW443.9 m ▲dry16°chest-high 1.5 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
13:0055 Fresh1.5 m (0.9 swell)10 sWNW26 km/h SSW453.7 m dry16°chest-high 1.5 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
14:0058 Fresh1.5 m (0.9 swell)10 sWNW30 km/h SSW433.3 m 0.1 mm17°chest-high 1.5 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
15:0061 Fresh1.5 m (0.9 swell)10 sWNW32 km/h SW432.7 m dry16°chest-high 1.5 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind
16:0075 Decent1.5 m (0.8 swell)10 sWNW30 km/h SW472.2 m 0.2 mm17°overhead 1.5 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind

Where the energy comes from

Wave energy (H²·T) this week by direction, against the swell window

Swell arriving between SW and NNE reaches this spot; anything else is blocked by land and counts for much less.

Tide today

Lahinch (modelled), 8 km away · metres above chart datum
03:0509:1515:3521:45
Low 03:05 · 1.1 mHigh 09:15 · 4.4 mLow 15:35 · 1.2 mHigh 21:45 · 4.1 m

The spot

Faces
298° WNW
Swell window
SW 220° → NNE 20°
Exposure
Bay · model cell 1.9 km out
Water
Excellent Quality · Blue Flag

Facing and swell window are derived from the wave model's coastline around the spot, not surveyed. Know better? Tell us.

Water quality

Recent grades: 2024 Excellent, 2023 Excellent, 2022 Excellent. The EPA flags a short-term pollution risk here after heavy rain.

Beach profile (PDF) · beaches.ie

On the ground

Lifeguard: YesToiletsParkingAccessible: Ramp leads onto BeachDogs on lead (Before 11 am and after 6 pm during summer season, otherwise not allowed at all times onto beach during the summer.)

As listed by Clare County Council. Open in Maps.

Sauna after?

Sauna Suaimhneas · Lahinch Beach (also Spanish Point, White Strand Miltown Malbay, Clahane Shore) · 12 km · mobile

Doolin Ocean Sauna (Wild Atlantic Seaweed Baths) · Doolin Pier · 19 km · fixed

Spanish Point lies to the west of Milltown Malbay on the road from Quilty to Lahinch. It is an extensive stretch of sandy beach which forms a straight face onto the open Atlantic sea at Mal Bay. The long spine of rocks which stick out into the sea and the rocky shoreline at the northern end of the strand are very interesting places to observe a variety of plants and animals. There is a small variety of shellfish and marine vegetation. Activities include swimming and surfing. Motorised watercraft, surfing and the use of canoes and kayaks is prohibited in close proximity to swimmers. Beach bye-laws are in place with horse riding and dogs prohibited between 11am and 6pm during the summer season.

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🏄 Spanish Point surf · Decent · sea 15° · 2.0 mFri, 2 Oct 18:30–19:30 · overhead 2.0 m, period 11 s, onshore wind
🏄 Spanish Point surf · Grand · sea 15° · 1.7 mSat, 3 Oct 07:30–08:30 · overhead 1.7 m, period 10 s, offshore wind
🏄 Spanish Point surf · Grand · sea 15° · 1.5 mSun, 4 Oct 07:30–08:30 · overhead 1.5 m, period 10 s, cross-shore wind

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Quilty

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White Strand, Miltown Malbay

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Seafield, Quilty

6 km · Co. Clare · Excellent Quality

Doonogan Lough

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Score is Dipper's own blend. It rates comfort, not safety. Forecast: Met Éireann. Waves: Marine Institute Irish Shelf wave model.